Archive - Our Long Walk

Why South Africa needs a data observatory

Economic growth requires better information about what's actually happening

Apr 13 • Johan Fourie

Inequality is not new

Nor is it an emergency

Apr 9 • Johan Fourie

Mind the gap, South Africa

Our political economy path to economic growth is clear but fragile

Apr 6 • Johan Fourie

Fear of the box

Starlink and the lesson from apartheid South Africa

Apr 2 • Johan Fourie

March 2026

The preacher's assistant

What South Africa should learn from the people already using AI

Mar 30 • Johan Fourie

The invisible hand at the crease

Why Gautam Gambhir's favourite cricket strategy is a myth

Mar 27 • Johan Fourie

First of December

Karen Jenning's new South African historical fiction is worth the wait!

Mar 26 • Johan Fourie

'South Africa is this underexploited source of insight'

My interview with Tyler Cowen

Mar 24 • Johan Fourie

Our scientific future

With great power comes great responsibility

Mar 23 • Johan Fourie

The Cape's colonial elites

And how they preserved power

Mar 19 • Johan Fourie

When does marriage stop making economic sense?

Alessandra Voena on household bargaining power, bride price, and why family economics matters for growth

Mar 17 • Johan Fourie

49:57

Five million jobs and not a labour economist in sight

Mar 16 • Johan Fourie

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